U21 World League

SKY ARENA
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Hayyam Rasi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dilmen Denizer, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Feridun Özerkmen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Hološko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Feridun Özerkmen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burhan Başkaya in the 17th minute of play. The Last Airbender were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after KARŞIYAKA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Egemen Korkmaz took the corner. Feridun Özerkmen came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by The Last Airbender's Köksal Yenal. But to his dismay, Köksal Yenal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 24th minute, KARŞIYAKA's Tansel Kahveci seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tansel Kahveci the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of KARŞIYAKA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tansel Kahveci had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Egemen Korkmaz managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Last Airbender's supporters rose to their feet, but Egemen Korkmaz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Feridun Özerkmen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th match minute, KARŞIYAKA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Efe Akabe to maneuver through the defense. Filip Hološko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Feridun Özerkmen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Sungur Yalçın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 38 minutes, Dilmen Denizer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KARŞIYAKA and the The Last Airbender players grew even worse after the yellow card. KARŞIYAKA:s Feridun Özerkmen showed great skill when he stopped Egemen Korkmaz:s penalty. Thanks to some nice moves Köksal Yenal could shoot a difficult shot in the 45th minute, which Feridun Özerkmen however easily saved by the left post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Köksal Yenal to strike the kick off in the second half. Filip Hološko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Feridun Özerkmen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Ahmet Ceyhan Balkar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KARŞIYAKA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Furkan Aktan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 68 minutes into the game, Göktan Çiltay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KARŞIYAKA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Last Airbender the free kick. Köksal Yenal took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Feridun Özerkmen. Feridun Özerkmen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Feridun Özerkmen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Burhan Başkaya in the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute of the match Egemen Korkmaz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Feridun Özerkmen skillfully saved the ball. Feridun Özerkmen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Burhan Başkaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Ali Faruk Sertuğ received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Feridun Özerkmen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hayyam Rasi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ahmet Ceyhan Balkar showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 84 minute of play. In the 90th minute of the match The Last Airbender got a corner. KARŞIYAKA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Egemen Korkmaz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Feridun Özerkmen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burhan Başkaya in the 92nd minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the The Last Airbender players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.